step down (v.)

• abridge
• amplify
• charge
• compress
• curtail
• cut
• damp
• dampen
• decrease
• deduct
• deflate
• depreciate
• depress
• diminish
• downgrade
• electrify
• energize
• galvanize
• generate
• lessen
• lower
• pare
• reduce
• retrench
• shock
• short
• short-circuit
• shorten
• simplify
• stiffen